Arizona's gateway to the White House

💪 Latino voters in Arizona are expected to play an outsized role in deciding the country's next president.

Why it matters: Arizona has the largest share of Latino eligible voters of the six battleground states that could swing the election.

• About a quarter of the state's voters are Latino.

Once staunchly red, Arizona became a swing state in 2020 when Latinos, suburban voters and a large urban population helped Biden become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win there since 1996.

• Arizona Latinos in 2020 chose Biden over Trump by a 3 to 1 ratio.
• Biden was well off that level of support before he dropped his bid for re-election.

What's next: Polls suggest Harris is doing better than Biden was, but still is scrambling to match the levels of Latino support Biden posted in 2020.

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